There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Ballymena by plane, train, busferry, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane EDI - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Ballymenatrain
4h 17m£40–96Fly Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane GLA - BFS
- Take the train from Antrim to Ballymenatrain
3h 58m£37–112Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymenatrain Belfast Great Central - Derry-Londonderry / ...
7h 39mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus 923
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the train from Yorkgate to Ballymenatrain
8hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Cairnryancar
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Larnecarferry
4h 7m£49–256Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane EDI - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
4h 21m£44–124Fly Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane GLA - BHD
- Take the train from Lanyon Place to Ballymenatrain
3h 58m£46–150
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Ballymena is to fly and train which costs £40 - £100 and takes 4h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Ballymena is to fly and train which takes 3h 58m and costs £45 - £150.
The distance between Scotland and Ballymena is 167 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Ballymena without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 7h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Scotland to Ballymena, including transfers.
There are 217+ hotels available in Ballymena.
What companies run services between Scotland and Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Scotland to Ballymena. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Belfast International Airport (BFS), walk to Belfast International Airport, take the bus to Antrim Buscentre, walk to Antrim, then take the train to Ballymena. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Glasgow Buchanan to Ballymena via Belfast, Europa Buscentre and Belfast Great Central in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Antrim to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Belfast Great Central to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Yorkgate to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Lanyon Place to Ballymena
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Larne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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